Dick Willmott en Route to Faerymorn

Title: Dick Willmott en Route to Faerymorn
Caption: Dick on backrack huagar Omei 1935
Identifier: WFC_006
Description: A three year old Richard Curtis Willmott (1930-2012) rides in a "backrack huagar" on a mountain path in the Emeishan region. His carrier wears a wide brimmed bamboo hat.
Commentary: Emeishan is both a particular mountain and a mountainous region with dozens of temples and pavilions. Missionaries used the term "Omei" (Wade-Giles; "Emei" pinyin) to refer to the region.
Date Created: 1935
Location: Emeishan, Sichuan
Geonames: https://www.geonames.org/1811733/emei-shan.html
Event: 1930s Willmott Family Mt. Omei Journeys
Original Format: Black and White Print
Provenance: Passed down from K & E Willmott to Don Willmott, and then to Cory Willmott. Digitized in 2008 by Elizabeth Willmott.
Access Rights: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Publisher: SIUE
Record Date: 2024-10-10
Contributor: Cory Willmott
Type: Still Image